Download Inventium.ai’s custom GPT instructions to create your own Personal AI Reviewer Buddy here: https://amantha-imber.kit.com/51dd2a9719

Producing high volumes of work isn’t the hard part anymore. Producing high quality is.

In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk through how to use AI as a rigorous reviewer of your work – not to replace your judgment, but to sharpen it. We go beyond a basic “please review this” prompt and share a structured way to pressure test emails, documents, slide decks and analysis before they leave your desk.

Neo shares the exact system he uses, which he’s nicknamed Charles – a GPT designed to critique work properly, diagnose weaknesses and suggest stronger alternatives. And yes, we’re giving you Charles (via the link above!).

Neo and I cover:

• How to write a simple but powerful critique prompt that goes beyond surface-level polishing

• What to ask AI to check for, including inaccuracies, weak support, bias, gaps, impracticality and verbosity

• How to customise your review criteria for specific roles, policies or stakeholders

• The quality gates Neo uses, including factual accuracy, logical soundness, completeness, relevance, clarity, structure, safety and practicality

• How AI can improve its own output if you’ve used it to draft something in the first place

• Why you should never treat a first AI response as gospel

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams.

And if you’re ready to move beyond basic prompts and start using AI as a genuine thinking partner, check out inventium.ai. We help individuals, teams and organisations turn GenAI into a real work superpower – saving 10+ hours a week and staying future ready.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

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Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:
Host: Amantha Imber
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

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If you’re aiming for a promotion this year, here’s a slightly awkward thought: the skills that got you here might not be the ones that get you there.

Work is shifting fast. Not incrementally. Fundamentally. And according to LinkedIn data, around 70% of the skills we’ll need over the next five years are about to change.

In this episode, I sit down with bestselling author of Work Backwards, Tim Duggan, to unpack the five skills that are becoming disproportionately valuable right now.

Tim has identified five capabilities that are becoming increasingly valuable: judgment, storytelling, collaborative intelligence, unlearning, and conflict management.

We explore what each of these really looks like in practice, why they matter more than ever in the age of AI, and how to start building at least one of them straight away.

Tim and I discuss:

• Why judgment is becoming a critical skill as AI produces more work for us

• How to strengthen your judgment muscle, even without decades of experience

• Practical tools I use, like pre-mortems and avoiding “whether or not” decisions

• Why storytelling roles are on the rise and how to make your ideas stick

• A simple framework for better stories

• What collaborative intelligence really means and how to work with AI without outsourcing your brain

• How Tim uses AI as a research partner

• The true cost of workplace conflict and why avoiding it is not a strategy

• The one tiny word that can completely change how you handle conflict

Key quotes

“This is a skill that would not have existed two years ago.”

“Pick one skill, try one small shift.”

Connect with Tim Duggan on Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn and his website, read his column at The Sydney Morning Herald, and check out his latest book Work Backwards.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:
Host: Amantha Imber
Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler

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Job hunting can feel like a full-time job in itself. Scrolling listings, second-guessing roles, and trying to stand out in a sea of applications. In this How I AI episode, we walk through how AI can quietly take some of that invisible work off your plate without doing the thinking for you.

We talk through how AI can support you at each stage of the job search. From spotting roles that never make it onto LinkedIn or Seek, to getting a clearer picture of what a company is really like, and making sense of job ads that feel fuzzy or overcomplicated.

We also cover how to use AI to strengthen your cover letter and CV without losing your own voice, and how it can help you prepare for interviews by practicing questions and refining your answers.

Neo and I discuss

• How scheduled AI searches can monitor company job pages and surface hidden roles

• Using AI to research companies through annual reports, industry context, and social chatter

• What AI can and cannot realistically find on platforms like Reddit and Glassdoor

• How to use AI to decode job ads and understand what the role actually looks like day to day

• Why the strongest cover letters still start with your own words

• Using AI to critique and tailor your CV without rewriting your experience

• How AI can help you prepare for interviews by generating questions and giving feedback

• Practising interview answers using voice or dictation mode for extra confidence

Download the Job Application Pro GPT:

https://amantha-imber.kit.com/09db426fdd

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials:
Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:
Host: Amantha Imber
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.